House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #639 Central Florida Health Care, Inc
Requester:	Gaye Williams		Organization:		Central Florida Health Care
Project Title:	Central Florida Health Care, Inc		Date Submitted:		01/25/2000 9:48:05 AM
District Member:	Lindsay Harrington		Service Area:		Regional
Counties Affected:	Hardee, Highlands, Polk
Recipient:	Gaye Williams		Contact:		Gaye Williams
	1 West Main Street		Contact Phone:		(863) 452-3838
	Avon Park, FL 33843
Project Description:
Central Florida Health Care, Inc (CFHC) seeks a one-time request for $200,000 to support a recent move from a grossly inadequate rear of an old hospital to a small location in Wauchula in Hardee County. The funds will be used to : 1. redesign operations to become more efficient and productive in the new center, 2. add three rooms & a small dental laboratory, and 3. purchase new dental equipment.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
CFHS is an active community partner, networking with other area providers, hospitals and county health departments. Participation in MediPass, the state's primary program and also contract with numerous health maintenance organizations. In short, CFHS is a partner working throughout to improve the quality of life for the families who live in the communities we serve across the state.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Central Florida Health Care, Inc (CFHC) is one of 27 private, not-for-profit healthcare corporations spanning across Florida. For over 27 years, out centers in Polk (1972), Hardee (1975), and Highlands (1980) counties have provided a medical & dental home to thousands of patients. CFHS is a community based health care corporation of, by and for the community governed by a 14 member coummunity board. Our centers are extremely effective in teaching our patients to end their reliance on emergency rooms and to use preventive care services--the true mission of a managed care system.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$200,000
Total cost of the project:		$200,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations and Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?				No
Was this project previously funded by the State?				No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?				No
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?				Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?				Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?				Yes
	Documentation:	Agency needs assessment
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?				Yes
	Hearing Body:	Hardee County Commission
	Meeting Date:	09/16/1999